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What can you do to make sure the career you choose is personally satisfying and fulfilling?

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Choosing and planning for the right career can help you find the job or career that meets your personal and financial goals.

4. potential earning power aptitudes interest inventories
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job
career
standard of living
trends
potential earning power
aptitudes
interest inventories
demographic trends
service industries
internship
cooperative education
networking
informational interview
résumé
cover letter
cafeteria-style employee
benefits
pension plan
mentor

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6. Explain how education and training affect career advancement.
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Identify the personal issues to consider when choosing and planning your career.
Explain how education and training affect career advancement.
Discuss the factors that influence employment.

7. Choosing a Career 11 Stages of Career Planning
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Stages of Career Planning
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

8. Choosing a Career 11 A Career Plan of Action
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A Career Plan of Action

9. External factors and Opportunities
Social Influences
Economic
Trends in Industry and Technology (examples pg. 326)

10. 11 Finances and Career Planning Section 1 Planning Your Career
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Between 1946 and 1964, the United States experienced a dramatic population increase of approximately 79 million people. This is called a “baby boom.” What employment opportunities might arise if the United States was to experience another significant “baby boom”?
Answers will vary but may include jobs in:
Teaching and child care services
Health care
Sales and manufacturing of various consumer products

11. Describe effective strategies to obtain employment experience.
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Describe effective strategies to obtain employment experience.
Identify six sources you can use to find a job opportunity.
Explain the purpose of a résumé and cover letter.
Identify factors to consider after receiving a job offer.
Understand your legal rights during the hiring process.
List steps you can take to improve your long-term career success.

12. Employment Search Strategies
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Employment Search Strategies
Career Information Sources
Libraries
Mass Media
The Internet
School Guidance Offices
Community Organizations
Professional Organizations
Contacts

13. Employment Search Strategies
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Employment Search Strategies
Identifying Job Opportunities
Job Advertisements
Job Fairs
Employment Agencies
Other Ways to Find a Job
Visit specific companies.
Check local telephone directories.
Talk to people with similar interests.
Search the Web.

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Applying for a Job
Skills Résumé
Chronological Résumé

15. Considering a Job Offer
Work Environment
Factors Affecting Salary
Measuring Employee Benefits

16. Your Rights as an Employee
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Your Rights as an Employee
Your Rights
An employer cannot refuse to hire a woman or terminate her because she is pregnant.
An employer cannot discriminate against a person for any reason related to age, race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, or any mental or physical disabilities.
An employer must pay for unemployment insurance, contribute to Social Security, and provide for workers’ compensation funds.

17. Long-Term Career Development
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Guidelines for Career Success
Improve written and oral communication skills.
Anticipate problems.
Get along with coworkers.
Use time management techniques.
Be flexible and open to new ideas.
Be ready to face problems.
Develop good work habits.
Be creative in solving your own problems.
Combine increased productivity with increased quality.
Learn new techniques and technologies

18. Long-Term Career Development
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Stages of Career Development

19. Long-Term Career Development
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Long-Term Career Development
You feel bored or depressed at work.
It may be time to move on when….
Your job has a negative effect on you physically or emotionally.
You receive a series of poor performance reviews.
You have little opportunity to obtain a raise or promotion.

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of the career information sources discussed in this chapter?
Answers may include: libraries and school guidance offices are free and have staff to help you, but they have limited access times; newspapers may be limited to local jobs; the Internet is readily available and the information is endless, but it may be challenging to find what you need; professional organizations and networking offer access to specific careers, but may be intimidating to first-time job hunters.

21. A Nation’s Resources 11 Finances and Career Planning Land Labor
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A Nation’s Resources
Land
Labor
Capital
Entrepreneurs

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